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Muharram [Islamic]
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Category: Diversity and Inclusion Observances

The month of Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic liturgical year. This first day, al-Hijra, remembers the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. It also marks the beginning of the ten-day Shīʿite Remembrance of Muharram, a period of intense grief and martyrdom of Hussein, the son of Ali and grandson of Muhammad.

*As noted on the Anti-Defamation League Calendar,  Bahá’í, Jewish, and Islamic holidays begin at sundown the previous day and end at sundown on the date listed.

Source:

“Calendar of Observances.” Anti-Defamation League, 2019,  www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-s.trategies/calendar-of-observances. Accessed 25 Sept. 2020